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'''Leo Max Frank''' was a Jewish pencil manufacturing superintendent who was lynched in 1915 in Marietta, [[Georgia]] by an enraged mob. After being accused and convicted of the murder and molestation of a young girl named Mary Phagan in 1913, Frank's legal team worked to have his sentence commuted from death to life in prison. The judge eventually decided to commute his sentence, and shortly afterward, Frank was abducted from his prison cell, driven to Marietta, and hanged by the neck from a tree until he was dead.

'''Leo Max Frank''' was a Jewish pencil manufacturing superintendent who was lynched in 1915 in Marietta, [[Georgia]] by an enraged mob. After being accused and convicted of the murder and molestation of a young girl named Mary Phagan in 1913, Frank's legal team worked to have his sentence commuted from death to life in prison. The judge eventually decided to commute his sentence, and shortly afterward, Frank was abducted from his prison cell, driven to Marietta, and hanged by the neck from a tree until he was dead. The incident resulted in and caused the creation of the [[Anti-Defamation League]], who strongly believed Frank was innocent.

During Frank's trial, Tom Watson, the 1896 vice presidential candidate on the Populist Party ticket that included [[William Jennings Bryan]], strongly opposed Frank and used his magazines to write against Frank and convince the public of his guilt. Former Emory University professor Don Livingston argues Watson was correct and that the evidence reveals Frank was indeed guilty, despite the opinions of the ADL and some modern researchers.<ref>https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/tom-watson-brown/</ref> It should be noted that many women testified against Frank because of his inappropriate sexual behavior.<ref>https://youtu.be/O_L6p4Ci47c?si=fmZRLGqAC637vVBw</ref>

During Frank's trial, Tom Watson, the 1896 vice presidential candidate on the Populist Party ticket that included [[William Jennings Bryan]], strongly opposed Frank and used his magazines to write against Frank and convince the public of his guilt. Former Emory University professor Don Livingston argues Watson was correct and that the evidence reveals Frank was indeed guilty, despite the opinions of the ADL and some modern researchers.<ref>https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/tom-watson-brown/</ref> It should be noted that many women testified against Frank because of his inappropriate sexual behavior.<ref>https://youtu.be/O_L6p4Ci47c?si=fmZRLGqAC637vVBw</ref>